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IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (East)
IM Sangchris Lake Bridge (East)
This deck plate girder bridge crosses Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek) in Tovey
Tovey, Christian County, Illinois
Owner: Illinois & Midland Railroad
Status: Closed to Traffic
Built 1906
by
Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin and Johnson & Grommett Brothers of St. Louis, Missouri
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & Illinois Midland Railway
Design: 40' deck plate girder and trestle
Deck plate girder bridge over Sangchris Lake (Clear Creek)
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UP IL Route 47 Bridge (Woodstock)
UP IL Route 47 Bridge (Woodstock)
(Chicago & North Western Railway Bridge #65 1/4)
This through plate girder bridge carries the former Chicago & North Western Railway mainline over Illinois Route 47 (Eastwood Drive) in Woodstock
Woodstock, McHenry County, Illinois
Owner: Union Pacific Railroad
Status: In Use
Built 1936
by
R.C. Mahon Company of Detroit, Michigan and S.J. Groves & Sons Company of Libertyville, Illinois
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago & North Western Railway
Design: 61' through plate girder
Through plate girder bridge over Illinois Route 47 (Eastwood Drive)
Significance:
BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct
BNSF Ellison Creek Viaduct
(Media Viaduct)
This large deck plate girder viaduct once carried the Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road east of Media
Media, Henderson County, Illinois
Owner: BNSF Railway
Status: Replaced by a new bridge
Built 1894 and 1907
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Design: 8-64' and 7-32' deck plate girders
Deck plate girder viaduct over Ellison Creek and 1000N Road
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CSX Scott Street Passageway Bridge
CSX Scott Street Passageway Bridge
(Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Bridge #402)
This concrete encased beam bridge carries the former joint tracks of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad over a sidewalk at Scott Street in Joliet
Owner: CSX Corporation
Status: In Use
Built 1910
by
American Bridge Company of New York and Newkirk & Powers Construction Company of Joliet, Illinois
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railway and Michigan Central Railroad
Design: 24' concrete encased beam
Concrete encased beam bridge over Scott Street Pedestrian Walkway
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CN Bridge #104.0
CN Bridge #104.0
(Illinois Central Railroad Bridge #D-104.0)
This small concrete slab bridge carries the former Illinois Central Railroad over an unnamed drainage ditch southwest of Melvin
Owner: Canadian National Railway
Status: In Use
Built 1921
by
Unknown
for
Railroad/Original Owner: Illinois Central Railroad
Design: 3-14' concrete slabs
Concrete slab bridge over unnamed drainage ditch
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